SAP
PAUL TAN
Supply Chain Manager
Kuwait City
Summary
Passionate and committed in the field of supply chain. Committed to deliver strategic organizational development strategies to lead and drive change management and improvements in communications, strategic execution, leadership development, corporate governance, risk management, and procedural compliance. Excellent analytical, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to evaluate organization logistical operations and execute methods to improve efficiency.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certificates
5
5
Languages
Work History
Supply Chain Manager
Huawei
06.2023 - Current
- Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers.
- Established inventory targets, stock level, and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
- Oversaw demand planning, purchasing, and logistics.
- Integrated financial and operation plans with strategic objectives to deliver improved operational and financial results to boost customer satisfaction, profitability, and working capital.
- Improved, standardized and documented planning and scheduling processes.
- Implemented inventory-management strategies to maximize availability and decrease waste.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
- Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
- Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
Logistics Coordinator (Contractor)
GE Gas Power
04.2023 - 06.2023
- Liaised with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate smooth operations.
- Monitored inbound and outbound freight operations to establish timely delivery of packages.
- Scheduled and coordinated truck, ship and air transport to maximize productivity and maintain organized calendar.
- Maintained excellent working relationships with customers by efficiently responding to inquiries and complaints.
- Coordinated shipping requests for expedited delivery and documented accurately to achieve correct billing.
- Planned and supervised shipments from production to end-user and scheduled daily and weekly routes.
- Resolved shipping discrepancies by coordinating customer and courier communications.
- Led third-party vendors in achieving delivery time and cost targets.
- Tracked orders and notified customers of status or potential delays.
- Prepared and documented shipment activities and cargo movements to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
Transport Planner (Control Tower for APAC,CHINA)
DHL Supply Chain
Kuala Lumpur
04.2021 - 07.2023
- Planned and oversaw third-party shipments, managing stakeholder relationships and contracted lanes with over 300-400 shipments on average per month
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure smooth operations.
- Identified appropriate travel routes in accordance with applicable traffic and bulk cargo transportation laws, regulations, protocols and guidelines.
- Determined most effective mode and routing of materials to customer locations and company facilities.
- Used Power BI and Oracle to create monthly and quarterly benchmark analytics, illustrating costs .
- Oversaw for entire China Domestic Transport daily operations to ensure high levels of productivity.
- Coordinated schedules and communicated changes to customers.
- Worked with service providers to resolve issues and correct delays.
- Maintained operations in compliance with Baker Hughes Operation (client) regulations.
Logistics Executive
SHARP ELECTRONICS MALAYSIA
KUALA LUMPUR
11.2019 - 04.2021
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
- Directed logistics operations, including shipping and receiving of wide range of products daily.
- Coordinated with carriers for on-time delivery by tracking trucks for pick-up, estimating times of arrival and delivery and recovering loads.
- Provided detailed instruction to various stakeholders by phone and e-mail as well as updating sales on cargo statuses by closely monitoring receipt and tracking processes.
- Communicated with management and customers by tracking, auditing and troubleshooting operational issues.
- Created documents of load plans, cargo cleanliness inspections and transportation processes.
- Checked and prepare export documentation such as CIPL to determine cargo contents and classified goods into different tariff or fee groups.
- Maintained excellent working relationships with customers by efficiently responding to inquiries and complaints concerning work orders, invoices and shipments.
- Coordinated shipping requests for expedited delivery and documented accurately to achieve correct billing.
- Generated all documentation and information required for all export shipments.
- Negotiated and arranged transport of goods with shipping or freight companies.
- Successfully expedited 10 containers weekly during port lockdown caused by pandemic.
- Maintained updated knowledge of functional technology and leveraged information to drive innovation.
- Tracked orders and notified customers of status or potential delays .
- Liaised between warehouse personnel and sales to facilitate account and operational needs.
- Used SAP to coordinate and monitor outgoing and inbound deliveries
Startup Founder
Ketch Solution Sdn Bhd
Kuala Lumpur
01.2019 - 04.2021
- Developed and implemented new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing company with strong and sustainable organizational leadership.
- Developed innovative sales and marketing strategies to facilitate business expansion.
- Initiated operational improvements using lean methodologies to drive efficiency and reduce costs.
- Devised SWOT analysis to create and execute business plan supporting achievement of established quotas.
- Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit .
- Streamlined operational efficiencies by delivering recommendations for knowledge-base processes and procedures.
- Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.
- Conducted research on emerging trends within industry and capitalized on finds to develop new products, services and strategies.
- Established relationships with key decision-makers within customer's organization to promote growth and retention.
- Achieved under-budget and on-time project management to adhere to project goals.
Intern
Hellmann Logistics, Hellmann Worldwide
Kuala Lumpur
11.2015 - 12.2015
- Checked import and export documentation to determine cargo contents and classified goods into different tariff or fee groups.
- Negotiated and arranged transport of goods with shipping or freight companies.
- Entered shipping information into computer system and estimated freight and postal rates.
- Created documents of load plans, cargo cleanliness inspections and transportation processes.
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
Skills
Contract Negotiation
undefinedSoftware
EXCEL
WORD
POWERPOINT
WMS
POWER BI
ORACLE
Timeline
Supply Chain Manager
Huawei
06.2023 - Current
Logistics Coordinator (Contractor)
GE Gas Power
04.2023 - 06.2023
Can Do Attitude, DHL Supply Chain
06-2022
Master of Science - LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
UCSI UNIVERISTY
05.2022 - Current
Google Project Management Foundation - by Coursera
07-2021
Can Do Attitude, DHL Supply Chain
06-2021
Transport Planner (Control Tower for APAC,CHINA)
DHL Supply Chain
04.2021 - 07.2023
Logistics Executive
SHARP ELECTRONICS MALAYSIA
11.2019 - 04.2021
Startup Founder
Ketch Solution Sdn Bhd
01.2019 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Logistics Management
UCSI University
01.2017 - 12.2019
Intern
Hellmann Logistics, Hellmann Worldwide
11.2015 - 12.2015
Diploma - Logistics Management
UCSI University
01.2015 - 12.2016
Education
Master of Science - LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
UCSI UNIVERISTY
05.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Logistics Management
UCSI University
Kuala Lumpur 01.2017 - 12.2019
Diploma - Logistics Management
UCSI University
Kuala Lumpur 01.2015 - 12.2016
Certification
Can Do Attitude, DHL Supply Chain
Affiliations
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation (CILT)
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